Russia's policy on ID cards: Internal passport is compulsory at 14 (but there is no penalty for not having one until the age of 16) and reissued with a new photograph at 20, 45. Although there are no laws in Russia requiring to carry a proof of identity, in certain places, such as Moscow, it is sensible to carry a passport at all times as lack of an ID during ad-hoc police checks is sufficient grounds for detention. A passport is also required for travel by long-range trains and airlines. There are a couple of operations that require an internal passport, (e.g. all notarial operations, land to high value assets).
Norway:
Norway has no national card identification, but non-national ID cards do exist and are needed for security reasons such as accessing bank information if a passport is not present. In the period of 2011 - 2012 the Norwegian government did plan on volunteer national ID cards to be usable to travel to other EU nations.
Sweden has a Id card system which is not compulsory, but is issued by the Swedish police. The ID card has a RFID chip and the ID card can be used to enter Schengen countries.
French ID cards: are free of charge. A fingerprint of the holder is taken, which is stored in paper files and which can only be accessed by a judge in closely defined circumstances. A central database duplicates the information on the card, but strict laws limit access to the information and prevent it being linked to other databases or records.
Internal passport is compulsory at 14 (but there is no penalty for not having one until the age of 16) and reissued with a new photograph at 20, 45. Although there are no laws in Russia requiring to carry a proof of identity, in certain places, such as Moscow, it is sensible to carry a passport at all times as lack of an ID during ad-hoc police checks is sufficient grounds for detention. A passport is also required for travel by long-range trains and airlines. There are a couple of operations that require an internal passport, (e.g. all notarial operations, land to high value assets).
Norway:
Norway has no national card identification, but non-national ID cards do exist and are needed for security reasons such as accessing bank information if a passport is not present. In the period of 2011 - 2012 the Norwegian government did plan on volunteer national ID cards to be usable to travel to other EU nations.
Sweden has a Id card system which is not compulsory, but is issued by the Swedish police.
The ID card has a RFID chip and the ID card can be used to enter Schengen countries.
French ID cards: are free of charge. A fingerprint of the holder is taken, which is stored in paper files and which can only be accessed by a judge in closely defined circumstances. A central database duplicates the information on the card, but strict laws limit access to the information and prevent it being linked to other databases or records.